I have been working on this essay for many days already, and it was due today at 11:59. I had it basically finished but still had to add a bibliography and all before turning it online. I was incredibly stupid and began doing this just minutes before the deadline. I tried submitting it while it was 11:59:30, but wasn’t able to because submission had already closed thirty seconds earlier. This has never happened to me before and I am basically going through a nervous breakdown.
This essay was worth 10% of my grade and I have a C in the class already. I can hope to do well on the final and compensate for the 10 point loss, but I doubt this will happen. I am fairly certain that my prof won’t take late submissions.
Does someone know how to emotionally cope with this issue? I feel emotionally destroyed and so incredibly upset.
If it were me, I’d go to the teacher and be honest. Tell them you were working on it for days but struggling to get it done. Everyone understands writers block, and that’s different from just not starting an essay until the last minute. You said you’ve been working on it for days. Tell them you tried to submit it but couldn’t, learned your lesson that submittal has to be started before, not ON, 11:59, and ask for advice.
Cut yourself some slack. You’ve learned your lesson and will try not to let this happen again, right? It’s all part of the process.
I think this is what they mean by student resilience.
Understand the reason was;
…a) Something happened beyond your control
…b) You inadequately planned for what that might be.
…c) Waiting till the last minute is always risky.
Accept that it is in the past.
Resolve to make what you’ve learned (the past) part of your strengths in the future.